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5–12 inches (13–30 cm) Blade type. Clip-point. A Bowie knife (/ ˈbuːi / BOO-ee[2][3][4][5][6]) [a] is a pattern of fixed-blade fighting knives created by Rezin Bowie in the early 19th century for his brother James Bowie, who had become famous for his use of a large knife at a duel known as the Sandbar Fight.
The Western Knife Company was an American manufacturer of hunting knives which began operations in Boulder, Colorado in 1911. The company is probably best known for its "Bowie" style hunting knives. The company was purchased by Coleman (the famous manufacturer of outdoor equipment) in 1984. Camillus Cutlery Company purchased Western in 1992.
June 22, 1872 (aged 72) Washington, Arkansas. Occupation (s) Knifemaker, bladesmith. Spouse. Anne Shaw. Awards. Blade Cutlery Hall of Fame. James Black (May 1, 1800 – June 22, 1872) was an American knifemaker best known for his improvements to the Bowie knife designed by Jim Bowie.
Battle of the Alamo. Signature. James Bowie (/ ˈbuːi / BOO-ee[1][2][3]) [a] (April 10, 1796 – March 6, 1836) was a 19th-century American pioneer, slave smuggler and trader, and soldier who played a prominent role in the Texas Revolution. He was among the Americans who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
Rezin Bowie was born September 8, 1793, near what is now Gallatin, Tennessee, in Sumner County, Southwest Territory. [5] one of ten children born to Rezin Bowie and Elve Ap-Catesby Jones. [6] Bowie was one of twins, with brother Rhesa. [5] His father had been injured while fighting in the American Revolution, and, in 1782, married the young ...
Between 1942 and 1945, Randall Made Knives produced 4,000 of these knives for US Troops in the war, with approximately 1,058 subcontracted out to Northampton Cutlery Company in Springfield, Massachusetts to meet the demand. In the 1950s Randall would return to the pattern of the Bowie knife for several of his combat knife designs. [6] [7]